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Week 2 - Diagnostic Imaging Flashcards

1
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xer/o

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dry

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angi/o

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vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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anter/o

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front

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5
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aort/o

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aorta

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6
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ultra-

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beyond

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tom/o

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to cut; section

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tel/e

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distance

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son/o

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sound

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arthr/o

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joint

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arteri/o

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artery

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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radi/o

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radiation; x-ray

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14
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pyel/o

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renal; pelvis

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15
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poster/o

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back

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immun/o

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immune; safe

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17
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fluor/o

A

luminous

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18
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ech/o

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sound

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19
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cyst/o

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bladder

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20
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cine-

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movement

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21
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chol/e

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gall; bile

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22
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cardi/o

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heart

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AP

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anteroposterior

24
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CAT

A

computerized axial tomagraphy

25
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C-spine

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cervical spine

26
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CT

A

computerized tomography

27
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CXR

A

chest x-ray

28
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ERCP

A

endoscopic retrograde cholangeopancreatography

29
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Fx

30
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IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram

31
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KUB

A

kidney; ureter bladder

32
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MRA

A

magnetic resonance angiography

33
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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

34
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PA

A

posteroanterior

35
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PET

A

positron emission tomography

36
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UGI

A

upper gastrointestinal

37
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Decubitus

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lying on side or backward; laying down

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Prone

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Supine

40
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angiography

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test to check blood vessels and chambers in the heart

41
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arteriography

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test to check aneurysms, clots, and tumors

42
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barium enema

A

test to check rectum and colon

43
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cholangiography

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x-ray of the bile vessels

44
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echocardiography

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ultrasound test to check heart valve and blood vessels disorders

45
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mammography

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test used to check mammary tissue

46
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myelogram

A

x-ray of spinal cord

47
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nuclear scans

A

tests using radioactivity

48
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pyelography (intravenous)

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test of renal pelvis & urinary tract

49
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radiologist

A

Dr who specialized in diagnostic radiology

50
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radiologic technician

A

allied HCPs who work in radiology

51
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Dosimeter

A

monitors the amount of radiation exposure

52
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Therapeutic Radiation

A

used in the treatment of cancer by preventing cellular reproduction

53
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brachytherapy

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radioactive implants are placed close to the cancerous tissue

54
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Fluroscope

A

Pt. drinks a contrast medium while the radiologist observes the flow of the medium

55
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transducer

A

hand held instrument resembling a microphone, conducts high frequency sound waves

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